WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) – Beaufort County Community College has gone digital to kick off the new school year in high-definition.
The college along with the BCCC Foundation and the Washington-Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for its new electronic display sign. It will help inform students about important college and community dates and events, including weather-related announcements.
“The people coming from the east have 13 seconds so we can run several screens that they get to read while they’re driving down the road,” explained Barbara Tansey, BCCC president. “16,000 cars a day! And from the west, they’ll get about 6 or 7 minutes so it’s very important to us. It’s our way of telling the world what’s happening here.”
Designers crafted the sign to resemble the sail of a sailboat to commemorate Washington’s rich waterfront history.
The project was funded completely through private donations.